Transplant-waiting children victims of Venezuela’s crises
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Zoe Martano is no stranger to misery. The 6-year-old…
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Jury finds Rittenhouse not guilty in Kenosha shootings
By MICHAEL TARM, SCOTT BAUER and AMY FORLITI Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after…
Continue Reading Australia cricket captain resigns after “sexting” scandal
By DENNIS PASSA AP Sports Writer Australia’s test cricket captain has quit after being investigated by Cricket Australia for sending explicit text…
Continue Reading Bowing to protests, India’s Modi agrees to repeal farm laws
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he would repeal the controversial agriculture…
Continue Reading Florist who refused same-sex wedding job settles with couple
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A florist in Washington state who was in an eight-year legal battle that reached the U.S. Supreme Court will retire after…
Continue Reading Feds move ahead with plan to block Alaska forest logging
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The federal government say it’s beginning the process of repealing a Trump-era rule that permitted road-building and…
Continue Reading Jury in elderly deaths trial to resume deliberations Friday
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas jury has deliberated for four hours in the capital murder trial of a man accused of killing 18 older women in the Dallas…
Continue Reading UC Davis adds caste to its anti-discrimination policy
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — The University of California, Davis, has added caste — a classification system in South Asia that assigns people their…
Continue Reading 10 bodies, 9 hanging from overpass, found in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have discovered 10 bodies _ nine of them hanging from an overpass _  in the central state of Zacatecas, the…
Continue Reading Philippine church leader charged with child sex trafficking
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The leader of a Philippines-based church has been charged with having sex with underage girls…
Continue Reading Men abused by team doc seek different response by Ohio State
By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some of the men who say they’re survivors of decades-old sexual misconduct by…
Continue Reading Car found with 4 dead inside during hunt for ex-officer
COCKEYSVILLE, Md. (AP) — Police say four people have been found dead inside a car which matched the description of a vehicle connected to a former…
Continue Reading Reporter recalls pivotal story in Elizabeth Holmes’ stardom
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Fortune Magazine reporter whose story helped turn Elizabeth Holmes into a Silicon…
Continue Reading Mideast Quartet: Israel, Palestinians must tackle violence
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Middle East mediators  are urging Israel and the Palestinians to address  an array of…
Continue Reading Governors abandon pact to reduce transportation pollution
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Charlie Baker is abandoning his administration’s ambitious plan to create a multi-state…
Continue Reading Police: Shooting at northern Virginia mall leaves 1 wounded
WOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) — Police say one person was shot during a fight in a clothing store at a northern Virginia mall, but there was no active…
Continue Reading Death sentence removed over inmate’s mental disability claim
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A prosecutor says a Tennessee inmate will no longer face execution over the slayings…
Continue Reading January execution date for Alabama man convicted in slaying
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has set a January execution date for an inmate convicted of the 1996 shotgun slaying of a man who towed his car…
Continue Reading Trump endorses Gosar one day after House censure
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is endorsing Rep. Paul Gosar, one day after the Arizona Republican…
Continue Reading Verdict to be announced in trial of Kansas City officer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A verdict will be announced Friday in the trial of a white Kansas City police officer charged with involuntary manslaughter…
Continue Reading Ohtani voted AL MVP for 2-way season, Harper wins NL honor
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was unanimously voted American League MVP for a two-way…
Continue Reading Virus surge worsens in Midwest as states expand boosters
By ED WHITE Associated Press A surge in COVID-19 cases in the Upper Midwest has some Michigan schools keeping students at home ahead of Thanksgiving.…
Continue Reading Former London, Miami art dealer pleads guilty in fraud case
NEW YORK (AP) — A former London and Miami art dealer has pleaded guilty to defrauding art buyers and others of over $86 million. Inigo Philbrick…
Continue Reading Brazil’s Amazon deforestation surges to worst in 15 years
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The area deforested in Brazil’s Amazon region reached a 15-year record after a 22%…
Continue Reading Ex-college professor charged with setting California fires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a former college professor for allegedly starting four wildfires in Northern California that…
Continue Reading House panel probing free speech at University of Florida
Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. House subcommittee is investigating whether the University of Florida interfered with academic…
Continue Reading Biden administration acts to restore clean-water safeguards
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has taken action to restore federal protections…
Continue Reading Work starting on 1st commercial-scale US offshore wind farm
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has joined with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker to mark the groundbreaking of the first…
Continue Reading Report: Texas still at risk of winter power blackouts
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group that oversees the reliability of the nation’s electrical sector says Texas is…
Continue Reading Some roads partially reopened in flooded British Columbia
By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — An advance team of Canadian soldiers is in British Columbia assessing the needs…
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